Transmission System

NEW DELHI: Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) will synchronise the commissioning of the over Rs 2,000 crore power plant in Tripura with the construction of a transmission system to evacuate electricity from the power plant. When Tripura Chief Minister called on Petroleum Minister Murli Deora on Wednesday, the company assured construction of the power plant and transmission system simultaneously, official sources said. When contacted Deora said "everything is now in...

MUMBAI: Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today said it has commissioned two projects in Rajasthan and Maharashtra. "L&T Construction's power transmission and distribution division has completed two projects -- 765 kV GIS (gas insulated substation) substation in Maharashtra and 765 kV transmission line and 765 kV air insulated substation at Rajasthan," a company release said here. The GIS project is part of the transmission system associated with the ...

MUMBAI: Sterlite Technologies' wholly owned subsidiary has been selected to develop India's first privately owned 765kV transmission system on "Build, Own , Operate" basis. The project transmission lines would be commissioned within 36 months. The company would operate and maintain the transmission system for a minimum tenure of 35 years. The project is estimated at about Rs 1300 crores. The stock was at Rs 63.40, up 0.88 per cent on the BSE. It touched a...

NEW DELHI: Central transmission utility Power Grid Corporation has acquired Unchahar Transmission Limited from another public sector firm REC for building the transmission system for the Unchahar thermal power plant in Uttar Pradesh. "Power Grid Corporation has acquired Unchahar Transmission Limited, the Special Purpose Vehicle to establish the transmission system for Unchahar thermal power station on build, own, operate and maintain basis from REC...

MUMBAI: Adani Enterprises today said its board has approved divestment of stake in Maharashtra Eastern Grid Power Transmission Company to its subsidiary, Adani Transmission. In November last year, the company had proposed to divest shares in the transmission company to Adani Transmission. "Adani Enterprises has now informed BSE that the Board at its meeting held on January 16, 2015 has approved the proposal to divest its holding of 70.75 crore shares in ...

NEW DELHI: Power System Operation Corp has now been set up into an independent company for ensuring neutrality of the transmission system operations. The government has decided to set up Power System Operation Corp (POSOCO) as an independent government company, an official statement said. It was earlier part of central transmission utility Power Grid Corporation . The exercise of hiving off POSOCO was aimed at putting in place an independent, secure and reliable power system...

New Delhi: Global conglomerate GE has said that Indian power transmission system is quite robust compared to many developed nations, and a "political will" is needed to reinforce discipline to avoid situations like the recent grid failure. GE Energy, part of the US-based multinational giant, said the "political will" was required to ensure that all the parties sharing the power grids follow certain rules. "It is important that we do recognise that. All said and done, I...

MUMBAI: State-run Power Grid Corporation on Tuesday announced that next month it will invite bids for a $1 billion transmission system to evacuate electricity from the north-east to northern and western region. "We are floating a tender in February for a $1 billion 800 kV HVDC transmission line under supplier credit to evacuate power from the north-east to northern and western parts," PGCIL Chairman R P Singh told reporters here. The bidder for...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will tomorrow dedicate to the nation the Raichur-Solapur transmission line in Maharashtra , which will augment inter-regional capacity through synchronisation with the southern grid. "The commissioning of one 765kV (kilovolt) Raichur-Solapur transmission line by Power Grid Corporation and synchronous interconnection of Southern Regional grid with the rest of the grid was achieved in December 2013," an...

NEW DELHI: The government will auction eight contracts to set up power transmission projects worth Rs 53,000 crore in the biggest global bidding round ever since the sector was opened in 2010 and in the next three years. The bidding will provide an opportunity to private firms like Tata Power , Reliance Infrastructure , Sterlite Energy , Larsen & Toubro, GMR Energy , Lanco Infratech and JSW Energy to bag mega transmission...

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet today approved setting up of 25 solar parks of 500 MW capacity each, as also Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects across the country, which will require central government financial support of Rs 4,050 crore. Besides, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a scheme for setting up 1,000 MW grid connected solar power projects by PSUs and central government organisations, with a Viability Gap Funding support of...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has signed a loan and project agreement worth $ 248 million with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for power transmission enhancement investment programme, according to a media report today. The agreement was signed yesterday by Muhammad Saleem Sethi, Secretary Economic Affairs Division (EAD) and Werner E. Liepach , Country Director ADB, and it is expected to be completed by the end of 2016, the Dawn reported. The power transmission...

NEW DELHI: The government today approved setting up of a inter-state power transmission system in Tamil Nadu at a total cost of Rs 1593 crore. The project, approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs ( CCEA ) chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be completed within three years, an official release said. The activities envisaged in the Tamil Nadu project are establishment of 400 kV Grid Sub-Station at Thannampatty ,...

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet today approved setting up of 25 solar parks of 500 MW capacity each, as also Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects across the country, which will require central government financial support of Rs 4,050 crore. Besides, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a scheme for setting up 1,000 MW grid connected solar power projects by PSUs and central government organisations, with a Viability Gap Funding support of Rs 1,000 crore. ...

NEW DELHI: The government will auction eight contracts to set up power transmission projects worth Rs 53,000 crore in the biggest global bidding round ever since the sector was opened in 2010 and in the next three years. The bidding will provide an opportunity to private firms like Tata Power , Reliance Infrastructure , Sterlite Energy , Larsen & Toubro, GMR Energy , Lanco Infratech and JSW Energy to bag mega transmission...

NEW DELHI: With transmission congestion curtailing millions of units of electricity supply every month, Indian Energy Exchange has said there is a need to build new transmission capacities to ensure a well-functioning power market in the country. IEX is the country's largest power bourse with a market share of about 96 per cent. The exchange's Director (Business Development) Rajesh K Mediratta said transmission capacities are a key...

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the revised cost estimate of transmission system associated with 1,000 MW Tehri Hydro Electric Project. The system would cost Rs 913.16 crore, including interest during construction of Rs 269.16 crore with commissioning scheduled for March 2006, an official spokesperson said. The transmission project would facilitate evacuation of power from Tehri Hydro Electric Project and further dispersal to...

NEW DELHI: State-run Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL) has set aside around Rs 5,000 crore for setting up transmission network in Gujarat by October next year. PGCIL's network would connect Bhachau, Morbi, Lalpar and Halvad at Gujarat's Kutch district, a company official said. The company has already commissioned transmission system for two units of the Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project in Gujarat. These are part of the transmission system...

NEW DELHI: Siemens Limited today said it has delivered 1200 kilovolts transformer to central transmission utility Power Grid Corporation for the latter's test station at Bina in Madhya Pradesh. Spanning over long distances and with a transmission capacity of 8,000 megawatts (MW), the new 1200 kV system will have low transmission losses, Siemens said in a statement. Power Grid plans to move country's transmission system to 1200 kV, the highest capacity power...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will tomorrow dedicate to the nation the Raichur-Solapur transmission line in Maharashtra , which will augment inter-regional capacity through synchronisation with the southern grid. "The commissioning of one 765kV (kilovolt) Raichur-Solapur transmission line by Power Grid Corporation and synchronous interconnection of Southern Regional grid with the rest of the grid was achieved in December 2013," an...